Golden Eagles roll over Tennessee Wesleyan College, 4-0

Aug 14, 2010

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team netted
a 4-0 victory Saturday afternoon over Tennessee Wesleyan College in
the teams second and final exhibition contest of the preseason. The
match on the Tech soccer field marked the first home competition of
the year on the Tech campus, and a large crowd withstood the heat
to show its support.

Tech took control of the game immediately, seizing possession
early on and maintaining control of the ball throughout the first
half. Senior Ashley Smith fueled the scoring with back-to-back
goals in the eighth and 10th minutes of the game, taking advantage
of a slow TWC start and setting the pace for the rest of the
game.

“It was definitely a good confidence builder,” Smith
said. “I think it sets a goal for me for the rest of my games
and I think it starts my season off pretty well.

“But it takes a whole team, my teammates put in a lot of
hard work for those goals as well,” Smith added.

Ten Golden Eagle players combined for a total of 24 shots
against Tennessee Wesleyan, 15 of which came in the first half of
the game. The Golden Eagle held the Lady Bulldogs to just three
shots in the first half, shutting them down completely in the
second.

Freshman keeper Becca Toler logged two saves in the first half
of the game before being relieved by Megan Polk in the second
half.

Kerri Reid notched the team’s third goal in the
55th minute of the game, and Jessica Wilson forced an
own goal to give the Golden Eagles the 4-0 win.

Blair Kent played all 90 minutes for the Lady Bulldogs, tallying
eight saves.

“Well, the outcome was great. I think it’s always
nice to win a game and it was good to see us work out some things
from the first game in our second game,” said head coach
Daniel Brizard. “We definitely finished the ball better than
we did in the last game. I think we did a good job overall. There
are still some things that we need to work on, but hopefully we can
keep up with it and take this momentum into Auburn.

“As far as being at home, I think the atmosphere was
fantastic for a Saturday at four o'clock in the afternoon. We had
plenty of fans out there,” he continued. “I think it
was fantastic, the girls were really pumped for it and I think they
loved it.”

The Golden Eagles will kick off the regular season on the road
Friday, taking on Auburn in a night game at 7 p.m.